Carrier for containers



Aug. 25, 1953 R, FAILQR 2,650,128

CARRIER FOR CONTAINERS Filed Sept. 17, 1948 INVENTDR Ralph J. Failar ATTORNEYS beads or cap seals the top thereof.

Patented Aug. 25, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE r 2,650,128

CARRIER non CONTAINERS Ralph J. Failor, Akron, Ohio Application September 17, 1948, Serial No. 49,819 molaims. (o1. 294 s'1.2)

This invention relates to carriers for bottles and cans and containers of the kind which are provided with having projecting lips around containers in position.

Another object of the present invention is to well a when suspended.

A still further object is to provide a carrier which will permit several carriers to b stacked one upon the other.

Any type of container its top or provided with having a head at or near a crown seal or the like by the carrier.

operative position;

Figure 2 is a plan view of a blank folded into the operative position;

Figure 3 is a detailed plan view of a portion of a, carrier adapted to carry bottles Or cans provided with crown closures;

Figure 4 illustrates the manner of app ying the carrier to a container;

Figure 5 is a detailed plan view of a portion of a modified carrier adapted to carry cans of the type having a bead around the top edge thereof; and

Figure 6 illustrates the manner in which a cylindrical container is supported by the carrier shown in Figure 5.

According to Figures before being Figure 1, to provide a central handle section l6 and oppositely disposed lateral supporting portions I1 and i8. The handle section 16 is composed of portions 1 9 and 20, each. being provided with an aperture 2! and 22, respectively, which serve as a handle.

The lateral portions 11 and with one or more apertures 23 for receiving containers as described more fully Figure 3, are specifically ture 23 and located between the flap 24 and lip 25 are wing-shaped cu -out portions: 26 as shown. These cut out portions 26 are so arranged and of ing are not concentric and define a generally elliptical aperture. The distance between the centers of the flap 24 and lip 25 is preferably slightly less than the diameter of the neck of the container, so that the flap 24 will remain be concentric, so that the aperture is primarily circular.

For containers having a bead around the top thereof, such as ordinary cans for foodstuffs, beer, etc., an aperture 32 is provided, as shown V permitting flap 34 and 1 containers may be provided tangular aperture ticularly the way in which 3| and then fits snugly i of the container,

below the crown cap 3| having a bead 42 A container such as a the container just below the bead. On the opposite side of the aperture two hingeable flaps 34 and 35 are provided. Wing-shaped cut-out portions 36, similar to cut-out portions 26, and a small hole 31 are provided as shown in the lieure. The cardboard or other material is slit from the hole 31 to the aperture 32 along line 38, thus flap 35 to bend in diiferent directions along two intersecting lines 39 and 40 forming a V and terminating at the cut-out portions 36. When in use flap 34 will ,be hinged along dotted line 39 and flap 35 will be hinged along dotted line 40. 7

Some containers for food have a generallyrectangular cross-section and are provided with a bead near the top thereof. Carriers for such with a generally rechaving a hingeable fiap on one side to engage the bead of the rectangular can so that the can will be supported by the flap .on one side and by the edge or lip of the aperture opposite the flap in a manner similar to that described for round or cylindrical containers.' "To permit the flap to be bent upwardly, cuts are provided at the ends of the flaps extending to the aperture similar to the slit between 35 as shown in Figure 5. In Figure 4. the manner of inserting a container 3B in the carrier is shown and more parfiap 24 is hinged to pass over the crown cap under the cap 3|.

The'carrier can be placed over the top of one 'or more containers, the aperture being approximately centered over the top of the container. The stiff lip 25 is placed under the portion of the bead or cap adjacent thereto, as shown in Figure 4, and then the carrier is pressed down over the top of the container so it will push through the aperture bending the flap 24 upwardly as shown in Figure 4. The line along which the flap is bent is not scored so that the flap will tend to spring back to its initial position after the container has been inserted. This tendency of the flap 24 keeps the flap pressed against the wall thus ensuring its engagement with the container. In the final position the weight of the container causes the crimped edge of the crown cap or the bead of the can to press 'down on the upwardly raised edge of flap 24 causing the container to be securely disposed in the carrier. Thus, both flap 24 and lip 25 press firmly against the neck of the container just to effect a sort of wedging action. It has been found in the case of conventional cans that the wedging action alone is sufficient to support such containers without any coaction between the bead and the edge of As shown in Figure 6, a conventional can 4| 7 is supported on one side by the lip 33 and on the other side by flaps 3A and 35. bottle with a crown cap may be removed from the carrier by merely holding thecarrier and firmly pulling the container downwardly so as to release it from the carrier. This generally tears the flap and/ or lip. so that the aperture cannot be used a second time. In the case of cylindrical containers, they may be removed by pulling upwardly from the carrier so that'the lip and flaps abling the carrier to be The term head as used again.

used herein and. in the 7 it will be understood that any are not torn, thus ensupporting means appended claims is intended to include not only conventional beads but also crimped caps or the like which have flared skirts or other projection which function as a bead in so far as the present invention is concerned;

Although my invention has with reference to the specific embodiment shown in the drawings, it will be understood that modifications and variations which would be apparent to one skilled in the art are not excluded and that such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. More specifically one of the difierent modifications illustrated may be used with bottles having crown seals or with conventional cans orother containers of this general type, provided the aperture will accommodate the co tainer in the manner described.

What is claimed is:

l. A carrier for containers having circumferential beads near the top'thereof comprising a blank of foldable material provided with atleast stiff lip and atleast one bendable flap constituting a portion of said blank, said lip and. said at least one flap having edges defining at least a portion of said at least one aperture in said blank, said lip and said at least one flap being located at substantially opposite sides of said aperture, the edges of said lip and said at least one flap being adapted to engage the container immediately beneath the circumferential bead thereof, the distance between the edges of said lip and said at least one flap being not greater than the distance between opposite sides of said container, said lip and said at least one flap constituting the sole supporting means for said container, said carrier being provided with means for lifting the same.

2. A carrier as claimed in claim 1 wherein the distance between the edges of said lip and said at least one flap is less than the distance between opposite sides of said container.

i 3. A carrier as claimed in claim 1 wherein the blank is provided with a plurality of apertures, at least one being located in each end portion of the blank.

4. A carrier for circular containers having circumferential beads near the top thereof comprising a blank of foldable material provided with at least-one aperture therein, a stiif lip and blank being provided with cut-out portions contiguous with said aperture and adjacent the ends of said at least one flap to permit said at least one flap to be bent along a straight line when the container is inserted in the carrier, said lip and said atleast one flap constituting the sole for said container.

5. A carrier as claimed in claim 4 wherein the cut-out portions have a wing-like shape and define the ends of said lip and said at least one flap.

6. A carrier as claimed in claim l wherein said been described at least one flap is bendable along a line connecting one cut-out portion to the other.

constituting the sole supporting means for said container, said carrier being provided with means for holding said carrier in an elevated position.

end portion of the blank.

11. A carrier for circular containers having porting means for said container, wherein the cutout portions have a wing-like shape and define the ends of said lip and said at least one fl References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,252,235 Snelling Aug. .12, 1941 2,299,625 Holmes Oct. 20, 1942 2,397,716 Wendler Apr. 2, 1946 2,426,756 Ulrich Sept. 2, 1947 

